"An Act for Setling the Jurisdiction of the Court of Admiralty" was passed on July 30, 1653. The court was given jurisdiction over all cases involving maritime commerce, including ships and their equipment, the provisioning of seagoing vessels,...

"An Act for Redress of Delays Arising by Writs of Error, and Writs of False Judgement in Several Cases" was passed on November 4, 1653. It identifies certain abuses of justice caused by the delaying of the execution of court sentences through what...

From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Embellished with curious cuts. Printed at Mozley and Co's Lilliputian Book-Manufactory in Gainsbrough, England in 1793. First published by Francis Newbery in 1773. ...

From the Kitson (John) Letters. Letter to John Kitson, dated February 23, 1826. It is a reply to an inquiry by Kitson concerning several legal matters, including the details of an unnamed will and problems concerning the executors of the document. ...

From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in London by John Harris, corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, circa 1825. Bound in mauve paper covers. Illustrations are hand colored. Contents: Courtship, merry marriage, and pic-nic...

From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in London by Dean & Son, sometime between 1830 and 1854. Cover title. Date range based on publication dates of other titles in series. Part of the Children's Popular Tales series [7].

From the Kitson (John) Letters. Letter addressed to John Kitson at the Registry Office, Norwich, dated March 2, 1831. Written by Alex Stewart, a lawyer based in Dumfries, Scotland, the letter concerns the affairs of James Craig, also of Dumfries,...

From the Adams County Police & Miscellaneous County Records. Warrant requesting payment for services rendered by Constable Peter Laurence, signed and authorized on 20 January 1841, by Justice of the Peace, William Purdue. Mississippi vs John, a...

Letter from John Anthony Quitman, governor of Mississippi to the governor of Connecticut, Thomas Hart Seymour (unnamed in the document), dated 10 June 1850. Two copies of the laws passed in the last Mississippi legislative session were being...

From the Spight (Thomas) Letters. Letter from Mrs. F.A. Barnett to her daughter Virginia Barnett, who is visiting relatives. In this letter written from Ripley, Mississippi, and dated 25 June 1858, Mrs. Barnett writes about family matters and news...